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Underhill #1
Texas Freedom
In the tradition of Louis L'Amour's Sackett series, Cameron Judd's bestselling Underhill novels chronicle the dramatic saga of the early American frontier, of the men and women who came together as friends, family, and enemies, and of the pioneers who pushed westward and marked a land with their courage and blood.
They made their way across the Mississippi and carved out a home on the Missouri frontier. Not, Bushrod Underhill and his three youngest sons must leave it behind. From Texas, the word has come that Bushrod's son, John , has disappeared along with his family, victims of lawless land. Following the trail of a legend known as Davy Crockett, Bushrod sets out to save his eldest son. But in a journey that will bring them up against madmen and killers, innocents and old enemies, Bushrod and his boys cannot stop until they go gun-to-gun with a man who has built an empire of betrayal and violence-and who holds the key not only to John Underhill's fate, but to the future of a free land called Texas...
They made their way across the Mississippi and carved out a home on the Missouri frontier. Not, Bushrod Underhill and his three youngest sons must leave it behind. From Texas, the word has come that Bushrod's son, John , has disappeared along with his family, victims of lawless land. Following the trail of a legend known as Davy Crockett, Bushrod sets out to save his eldest son. But in a journey that will bring them up against madmen and killers, innocents and old enemies, Bushrod and his boys cannot stop until they go gun-to-gun with a man who has built an empire of betrayal and violence-and who holds the key not only to John Underhill's fate, but to the future of a free land called Texas...
304 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published December 15, 1998
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Cameron Judd
70 books30 followersCameron Judd (AKA: Tobias Cole) is a bestselling author of over forty historical and Western novels, including The Canebrake Men and Crockett of Tennessee. A former award-winning journalist, he continues to write his acclaimed column “Clips to Keep” and lives with his family in Greene County, Tennessee.
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February 15, 2025
Bushrod Underhill, is a great guy fr, jus what a good husband, father and man should be. I love how the 3 bothers interact with each other (i have 2 bros so i know).
April 23, 2024
Maybe Louis L'Amour and Elmer Kelton have spoiled me when it comes to westerns. When I read a western I expect certain things, I only got them in small doses here. L'Amour wrote westerns that conformed more with the Hollywood western in terms of action, but he kept was quite meticulous about his history and geography. Elmer Kelton has been vote the best western writer of all time by the Western Writers Association. He's far more precise in his history than L'Amour, but still writes compelling westerns.
Judd here seems to be trying to mix Kelton and L'Amour together and fails at it. There are way too many moving parts here and too many people involved: A man who goes to Texas with his sons to find his oldest son who has gone missing along with his family, a group of religious people hunting down the leader who ran off with all their money and possessions, a man with visions of building an empire in Texas and turning it back over to the Mexico, an old family fued.
Just too much going on and it drags the plot down. To be honest, I only kept reading because I wanted to see if the book got better. It shouldn't have taken me this long to finish a western. In the end, I'll pass on any other books by Judd and stick with L'Amour and Kelton.
Judd here seems to be trying to mix Kelton and L'Amour together and fails at it. There are way too many moving parts here and too many people involved: A man who goes to Texas with his sons to find his oldest son who has gone missing along with his family, a group of religious people hunting down the leader who ran off with all their money and possessions, a man with visions of building an empire in Texas and turning it back over to the Mexico, an old family fued.
Just too much going on and it drags the plot down. To be honest, I only kept reading because I wanted to see if the book got better. It shouldn't have taken me this long to finish a western. In the end, I'll pass on any other books by Judd and stick with L'Amour and Kelton.
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